Over the years, my research has focused on addressing significant methodological challenges in the study of nation-building and the social sciences more broadly. Through a series of publications discussed in more detail below, I have critiqued common practices in social science research, such as inferring intentions from behavior, relying on census data to study nation-building,... Continue Reading →

I am a political scientist specializing in the impact of international politics on nation-building,  political development, and diaspora policy. After completing my Ph.D. in political science at Yale University and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, I joined the Department of Political Science at George Washington University. There, I teach undergraduate courses on International Affairs, Nationalism, Patriotism, and European Integration,... Continue Reading →